On 12 Sep 2009 at 9:49, Truhon, Stephen wrote: > I will be attending a conference in Tartu, Estonia. Does any member > have a connection to the University of Tartu, especially in > psychology? Any suggestions of places to visit in Tartu?
I know nothing about Estonia, but I can add something about its neighbour Latvia, in case Stephen plans on a visit there as well. Actually, of course, this justification is merely a transparent ploy to qvell about one of our own who has made good there. I speak of Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, who until recently was president of Latvia. With some help from Wikipedia, I note that she holds a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from McGill University, my alma mater, and was professor of psychology at the Universite de Montreal (my home town) before returning to Latvia to take up the presidency. One of her publications from her experimental period was this: Lalonde, Robert; Vikis-Frebergs, Vaira (1982). "The effects of chlorpromazine and lithium on appetitive discrimination learning in the rat". Psychopharmacology 76 (3): 218-221 showing that she was a real experimental psychologist, because she worked with rats. I believe she was a popular and respected president. She also was in the news recently for being the author of a report to some agency of the European Community or the United Nations which was praised for its "refreshing" blunt language, as we would expect from her training as an experimental psychologist. Unfortunately, I've been unable to turn up a news report on it on the web. Perhaps Stephen T. would like to look her up when he arrives in the neighbourhood. Stephen B. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sbl...@ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
